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Jobs & commute in Marshallberg

Marshallberg has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

Hardly any work in Marshallberg; the top destination outside it is Morehead City (20%, 13 miles). There are 24 jobs in Marshallberg; 136 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute from Marshallberg lasts 33 minutes (North Carolina 25, U.S. 26).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Marshallberg

On a workday 135 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.

135live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
23work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night400
Workday290
400live here− 140head out to work+ 23come in to work= 290on a workday

About 290 people are in Marshallberg on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Marshallberg goes to work

Cape CarteretBeaufort: 19 residents work here (14%)Morehead City: 27 residents work here (20%)WashingtonHavelock: 3 residents work here (2%)Oak IslandGreenville: 2 residents work here (1%)New Bern: 4 residents work here (3%)Charlotte: 3 residents work here (2%)Jacksonville: 4 residents work here (3%)Wilmington: 3 residents work here (2%)Raleigh: 4 residents work here (3%)MarshallbergGloucesterHarkers Island: 5 residents work here (4%)DavisMorehead CityBeaufortHarkers IslandNew BernJacksonvilleRaleighMarshallberg
1
Morehead City12.7 mi away
20%27
2
Beaufort8 mi away
14%19
3
Harkers Island2.6 mi away
4%5
4
New Bern40.5 mi away
3%4
5
Jacksonville50 mi away
3%4
6
Raleigh142.3 mi away
3%4
7
Havelock25.3 mi away
2%3
8
Charlotte246.7 mi away
2%3
9
Wilmington85.9 mi away
2%3
10
Greenville77.4 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%62
The top trips

Where Marshallberg clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

The jobs

In Marshallberg, 46% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in MarshallbergJobs Marshallberg residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms46%17%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices54%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month54%35%
Over $3,333 a month13%45%

Who does it

29 or younger8%22%
30 to 5458%46%
55 and older33%32%
+71%

Jobs based in Marshallberg, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 24. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marshallberg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Marshallberg: about 33 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
255 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Marshallberg33 min
North Carolina25 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
21%

of Marshallberg workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Marshallberg gets to work
77%Drive alone
23%Carpool

Share of the 187 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across North Carolina: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

How far

How many miles Marshallberg commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMorehead City: 20% · 12.7 miBeaufort: 14% · 8 miHarkers Island: 4% · 2.6 miNew Bern: 3% · 40.5 miJacksonville: 3% · 50 miRaleigh: 3% · 142.3 miHavelock: 2% · 25.3 miCharlotte: 2% · 246.7 miWilmington: 2% · 85.9 miGreenville: 1% · 77.4 miMorehead City 20%Beaufort 14%Harkers Island 4%New Bern 3%Marshallberg
MarshallbergTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi37 residents
29%10–24 mi39 residents
8%25–50 mi11 residents
36%Over 50 mi49 residents

About 36% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
  • Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Marshallberg: questions

What is the median household income in Marshallberg?

$88,438 (±$56,298) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Marshallberg?

23.4%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Marshallberg?

33 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Marshallberg work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morehead City (20%, 13 mi), Beaufort (14%, 8 mi), Harkers Island (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Marshallberg without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Marshallberg, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Marshallberg

Marshallberg home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.